Gahara

02°20′31.2″S 30°30′57.6″E / 2.342000°S 30.516000°E / -2.342000; 30.516000

Gahara
Sector
Country Rwanda
ProvinceEastern Province
DistrictKirehe District
Area
 • Total
106.3 km2 (41.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,430 m (4,690 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total
44,462
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)

Gahara is one of the 12 sectors in Kirehe District in Eastern Province in Rwanda.

Geography

Gahara covers an area of 106.3 km2 and lies at an altitude of about 1,390 m. The sector is divided into five cells: Butezi, Muhamba, Murehe, Nyagasenyi and Rubimba. It borders Mutenderi to the northwest, Murama to the north and Gatore to the east. To the southwest, Gahara borders the Kagera Nile, which forms the border with Burundi.[1][2][3]

Demographics

The population was 44,462 at the census of 2022. Ten years earlier, it had been 39,484, which corresponds to an annual population increase of 1.2 percent between 2012 and 2022.[1][4]

Transport

A district road runs through the sector, which was not paved as of 2022.[5][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ruanda: Gliederung in Sektoren". citypopulation.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  2. ^ a b "Gahara". GeoNames. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  3. ^ "Menya Kirehe". kirehe.gov.rw (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  4. ^ "RPHC5 - District Profile - Kirehe". National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  5. ^ "Classified Road Network Map 2022" (PDF). rtda.gov.rw. Rwanda Transport Development Agency. Archived from the original (PDF; 39,6 MB) on 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-10-06.